New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-21
NEW CIVIL SERVICE RULES
TO FILL A STATE QUOTA FROM THE STATE.
PREVENTING FALSE CLAIMS OF REsIDENCE-NEW
CERTIFICATES OF CIIARACrER.

PREVENTING FALSE CLAIMS OF REsIDENCE-NE"
CERTIFICATES OF CHARACTER.
WASHINGTON Nov. oO.-The Civil Service Commission
for year lsngsr but more particularly IN the last 10"
months has received from time to time from public men
and Others complaints OF persons having received APP
pointn the classified departmental service from
State, which they not and In some cases never
had BEEN citizens. Whenever sufficiently specific data
have been furnished the Cammsson has aade an invcs
CATION If facts found charged such persons
have been removed. With a view t. put stop to this
practice of applicants for examination claiming legal
residence states having untitled quotas regardless or
the facts as to citizenship residence and raise the
standard OF essential character qualifications the Com
mission has adopted new form Of application which Will
be Immediately put into This action 10 some
extent has'eaed. II Is said, by tho discovery
OF the somewhat significant and surprising fact that at
each Of the last two monthly examinations which were
made IN this city by tho Commission and at which over
100 applicants examined all. with two
tons claimed other residence than the District OF
Columbia. Another change is made Ia the form and mat
Of the certificates required from persons vouching or
the cool character etc. Of the applicant The new form
requires that three citizens who have known the appi
cant ONE year or longer I'll the blanks prescr bot In
their own Handwriting. OLe OF the questions asked Is:
Would you. yourself, trust him win employ A-nt
0uirihg undOnhtei honesty. and would commend
him for such TO your personal friends Another i'm
portau change IL that persons making these statements
he ual residents OF the state Territory dis
rict in which tue applicant cia~s residence and ot
them must he resident Of the city. town. county or
parish In which the applicant claims resi- fence
Hereafter these certificates will he detached from the
regular application and de aimed by tho Commits ,ion
instead or ben sent 10 the appointing officer when
crrcatiOn Il asked for This change il rendered nee
essarv. 1t ~ stated, by the fact that under present
method appointing officers can. II disposed,
by referring 10 and Judging from the inior.e
the back O, the app cation determine vita or ess
,ny the character and qualfc tons. but
the politics. Of the appcan. The three certificates
Qurcd In the departmental service will he required
in the Customs or Postal service outside OF the Post
Office Department, az The applicant In thse Il
qured 10 he resident OF the state in which he seeks 10
be employed
The Comni-son has in contemplation n rule requr-
ing all examination paper or Whatever class service
i've to it, office In Nashin and
marking II this rule is adopted 1t il expected that the
services o. all bodris OF examiners. the in
Washington. NJ III gpcn Ell with work thus
curtssi ~ p"rfornrl bv an the organisations
would be conducted by Of commissioners Ny
some one detailed for tho purpose.